Toilet-paper cabinet



(No Mudel.)

J. N. MOEHN.

TOILET PAPER CABINET.

No. 602,995. PatentedApr. 26, 1898.

Inventon' UNITED STATES A ATENT @rribn.

JOHN N. MOEHN, MILWAUKEE, VVISOONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO LUCAS I). DORSOI-IELL, OF CHILTON, WISCONSIN.

TOILET-PAPER CABIN ET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,995, dated April 26, 1898.

Application filed May 14, 1897. $erial No. 636,515. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. Mourns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toilet-Paper Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bill and toilet-paper cabinets.

It is well known that in the form of cabinets heretofore used, which are provided simply with a feeding-roller, the sheets of paper are often torn by the excessive friction of the roller alonga single line of pressure, and while attempts have been made to overcome this difficulty by the substitution of belt feeders another difficulty has arisen in the fact that the inelastic belts used would detach the second sheet the instant that any portion'of the first sheet was uncovered, and thus feed several sheets instead of one.

The object of my invention is therefore to provide such cabinets with an accurate sin glesheet-feeding mechanism, and I accomplish this object by providing an elastically-extensible belt feeder which, together with certain improvements in the cabinet and in the mechanisrn for actuating the belt, are hereinafter fully described, and set forth in the claims.

In the following description reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section view of the cabinet through its longitudinal center. Fig. 2 is a view of the paper-feeding mechanism removed from the cabinet and viewed from beneath, with dotted lines indicating the position of one of the supporting-rollers of the belt as it is drawn out preparatory to the removal of the belt and rollers from the frame. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letters throughout the several views.

My cabinet is divided in two parts, consisting of a body or base portion A and cover B, the latter being provided with downwardlyprojecting lugs O G, which are adapted to engage the inner face of the body portion, and a hook D,which is adapted to engage underneath a lug E, projecting from the inner face of the body portion and which cooperates with a lock F to hold the cover in place.

The body portion is provided with the usual presser-plate G and actuating-spring H, and

the cover portion is provided with a paper-- feeding mechanism hereinafter described. The body portion and cover portion when united form a discharge-slot I at one end, through which the paper is delivered from the cabinet.

lVithin the cover I have located a removable frame J, conforming in general outline to the top of the cover. The frame is adapted at its rear end to bear upon a lug K, projecting from the interior surface of the cover, and is at its front end secured to a lugL by means of a screw M. The frame is also provided at each end with open-ended slots N and N, adapted to form bearings for the rollers O and 0, over which an elastically-extensible feed-belt l? is stretched. The rollers are preferably formed to taper toward the ends, thus causing the belt to bear most firmly on the paper along its longitudinal center. Motion is communicated to the belt through the knob A, shaft R, and front roller 0, and in order to prevent the latter from being turned in the wrong direction I have provided a ratchetwheel S, adapted to be engaged by a dog T, pivotally attached to the side of the frame at f.

I am aware that belt feeders have heretofore been used for the purpose of discharging paper from a package, but my invention differs from all such feeders heretofore used in that the belt is elastically extensible. The principle of operation of such a beltis different from that of the ordinary non-extensible belt heretofore used in the fact that as the belt is actuated by the roller 0, as heretofore ex plained, it will first draw upon the paper more forcibly at the forward end of the package, for the belt stretches sufficiently to conform to the initial movement of the roller O without actuating the roller 0. It will, however, gradually draw upon the sheet throughout its length, and thus prevent it from tearing. As soonas the sheet is detached from its binding at the rear end of the package the reaction of the belt draws it forward with a quick movement, which leaves the second sheet undetached. With the continued movement of the roller 0, however, the tension upon the forward end of the belt is relieved by the free movement of the unattached sheet, and the belt is stretched at its rear end by the friction of the exposed portion of the second sheet. The latter will thus he usually detached simultaneously with the complete discharge of the upper sheet, thus leaving the edge of the second sheet slightly exposed in the slot 1. Should the belt need repairing at any time, the frame J can usually be taken out of the cabinet by removing the screw M, whereupon the rollers can be removed from the frame by stretching the plate to disengage the shafts or trunnions of the rollers from the slots N and l Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a cabinet provided with a discharge-slot and adapted to contain a bound package of paper, an elastically-extensible belt located upon supporting-rollers within said cabinet and in relation to said discharge-slot, means for actuating one of said rollers and means for pressing the package of paper against said belt, whereby the movement of the latter, as actuated from the roller, draws upon the paper with a slow movement, retarded by the stretching of the belt,

followed by a quick positive movement due to the elastic reaction of the belt as the paper is released from its binding, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a cabinet, provided with a dischargeslot at one end, a removable frame located in the upper portion of said cabinet and provided With open-ended slots at each end, a pair of rollers provided With an elastically-extensible belt adapted to hold the same in the bearings formed by saidslots, and means for raising the package of paper against said belt, substantially as described.

The combination of a cabinet, provided with a discharge-slot, an elastically-extensible belt located upon supporting-rollers Within said cabinet and in relation to said discharge-slot, and means for pressing the package of paper against said belt, said rollers being tapered toward the ends so as to bear heaviest upon the paper at the center, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN N. MOEHN. \Vitnesses:

JAS. B. ERWIN, L. 0. WHEELER. 

